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Labor Day Reminder: Educated Workers Drive the Economy

A new study by the Economic Policy Institute once again confirms what should be obvious; a well-educated work ...
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Michigan Poised to Join 24 States Embracing Medicaid Expansion

Yet another state with a GOP governor is moving forward with a bipartisan plan to take advantage of ...
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Promises of Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts are Empty

Those pushing for the type of radical tax plans described in our new report say that deep income ...
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Tax Shift Plans Are Bad Deal for Georgia

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s policy analyst Wesley Tharpe’s op-ed on the proposed tax ...
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State Education Strategy Stuck in Restart Mode

Georgia has a maddening habit. State officials support education policies with real potential to improve teaching and help ...
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About 168,000 Struggling Georgians at Risk as U.S. House Pushes Food Stamp Cuts

When the U.S. House returns from its recess in a few weeks, representatives are expected to consider a ...
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New Report: Details Behind the Tax Shift Effect

Our recent report on potential tax shift plans in Georgia estimates that a seismic shift from incomes taxes ...
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How Tax Shift Plans Raise Taxes on Most Families

A seismic shift from incomes taxes to sales taxes would raise total state taxes for as many as ...
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Health Insurance Marketplace No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion

You may have seen recent published claims that Georgians left without health insurance as a result of the ...
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Six Reasons Why Georgians Should Protect the Income Tax

Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically ...
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New Report Highlights Impractical “Tax Shift” Plans

Legislative proposals to drastically cut or abolish Georgia’s state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes ...
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Tax Shift Plans Threaten Georgia’s Future

Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically ...

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